06/08/17 In Briefs: Penny’s Old Pool & Stirling Award Nominations
Read about the smaller swimming stories from around the globe in this edition of ‘In Briefs.’
Los Angeles All But Concedes 2024 Olympics to Paris
In a statement Wednesday LA2024 Chairman Casey Wasserman all but conceded the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games to bid rival Paris, claiming LA2024 was never “only about LA or 2024.”
Thomas Fraser-Holmes Receives 12-Month Ban For Missed Doping Tests
Thomas Fraser-Holmes has been handed a 12-month ban for three missed doping tests.
Mireia Belmonte and Seven Others Head to Budapest on Spain Worlds Team
Belmonte comes in with medal potential in multiple events– she’s in the world top 20 in all six of the events that she swam at Spanish Nationals, and is world #3 in both the 400 IM and 1500 free.
Auboeck, Zaiser Highlight Austrian Team for 2017 World Champs
Auboeck is the national record holder in the 200m, 400m, 800m, and 1500m freestyle races.
Interview: Brazilian Bruno Fratus Is Back In The Saddle
“Swimming it’s not just something I do,” says Brazilian Olympic sprinter Bruno Fratus.
69 Clubs, 27 State Federations To Vote For CBDA President
CBDA elections are set to take place this Friday, June 9th.
World Para Swimming Classification Project Begins Data Collection
In mid-May, researchers collaborated with Italian para swimmers to add data to a large-scale project about para swimming. The project,…
Irish Olympian Sycerika McMahon Retires At Age 22
Irish Olympian Sycerika McMahon, who competed for Texas A&M collegiately, has announced her retirement from competitive swimming.
Coaches Taylor, Wallace To Join British National Centres
Coaches Mike Taylor and Andrew Wallace will join the British National Centres in Bath and Loughborough.
Absolutely Stacked Field Set for Monaco Stop of Mare Nostrum Tour
World record holder Sarah Sjöström is one of many Olympians in the field of the Monaco stop of the Mare Nostrum tour.
Beyond The Lane Lines: GOAT News, Sjostrom Earns WR Of Another Kind
Catch up on some of the stories happening outside the pool this week.
Cascade Swim Club Breaks 13-14 Canadian NAG Record in 200 Medley Relay
Four boys from the Cascade Swim Club in Calgary have broken a Canadian national age group record. Matieu Cyr, Cole Pratt, Kian Pratt,…
Olympic Champion Kyle Chalmers Undergoes Successful Heart Surgery
2016 Olympic gold medalist Kyle Chalmers has undergone a successful heart surgery in Adelaide. Chalmers underwent surgery to treat a condition…
Siobhan Haughey Nabs New Hong Kong Record In 200 IM
Siobhan Haughey scored more than just silver when she raced the women’s 200m IM over the weekend.
